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{{short description|Australian children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Steve Jenkins}}
{{Infobox book <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books -->
| name          = Hello, Baby!
| image         = Hello, Baby!.jpg
| caption       = 
| author        = [[Mem Fox]]
| illustrator   = Steve Jenkins
| cover_artist  = Jenkins
| country       = Australia
| language      = English
| genre         = Children's [[picture book]]
| published     = 2009 ([[Viking Press|Penguin/Viking]])
| media_type    = Print ([[hardback]])
| pages         = 32 (unpaginated)
| isbn          = 9780670074006
| oclc          = 782011101
}}

'''''Hello, Baby!''''' is a 2009 children's picture book by [[Mem Fox]] and illustrated by Steve Jenkins. In this book the narrator asks the reader whether they are various animals.

==Reception==
A review in ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' of ''Hello, Baby!'' wrote: "This picture book brims with fascinating animals, brilliant words and engaging artwork; it begs for cozy nightly readings".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mem-fox/hello-baby-2/ |title=Hello, Baby! (starred review) |date=1 April 2009 |magazine=Kirkus Reviews |publisher=Kirkus Media LLC |accessdate=22 September 2021}}</ref> ''[[Booklist]]'', comparing it to a [[Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes|previous Fox title]], wrote: "As in her best-selling title ''[[Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes]]'' (2008), a Booklist Editors' Choice selection, Fox creates an affectionate, singsong picture book directed straight at small children".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hello, Baby! |author=Gillian Engberg |url=https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S82C700791/reviews |magazine=Booklist |publisher=American Library Association|year= |accessdate=22 September 2021}}</ref>

''Hello, Baby!'' has also been reviewed by ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4169-8513-6 |title=Hello, Baby! (starred reviews)|quote=Like her ''Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes'', Fox's newest has all the marks of a lap-sit classic. ... While Fox is cooing as only she can, Jenkins (What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?) works his usual magic with cut paper. |date=2 February 2009 |magazine=Publishers Weekly |publisher=PWxyz LLC|accessdate=22 September 2021}}</ref> ''[[School Library Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hello, Baby! |author=Lisa Glasscock |quote=Jenkins's beautifully shaded and textured collages are stand-alone works of art, each of which holds its own with Fox's engaging cadences. This collaboration results in a lovely read-aloud for preschool storytimes or a perfect selection for one-on-one sharing. |url=https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S82C700791/reviews |magazine=School Library Journal |publisher=Media Source Inc. |year=2009 |accessdate=22 September 2021}}</ref> ''[[The Horn Book Magazine|Horn Book Guides]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hello, Baby! |url=https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S82C700791/reviews |magazine=Horn Book Guides |publisher=Media Source Inc. |year=2009 |accessdate=22 September 2021}}</ref> ''Magpies'',<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 2009 |title=Fox, Mem (text) Helen Oxenbury (illus.): Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.(Hello Baby!) |author=Kaye Throssell |page=23 |magazine=Magpies: Talking About Books For Children |volume=53 |issue=3 |publisher=Magpies Magazine}}</ref> and ''[[Children's Book Council of Australia#Organisational structure|Reading Time]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |date=July 2009 |title=Hello Baby! |author=Nola Allen |journal=Reading Time |publisher=Children's Book Council of Australia |volume=24 |issue=3 |page=27 |issn=0155-218X}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/782011101 Library holdings of ''Hello, Baby!'']

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[[Category:Australian picture books]]
[[Category:2009 children's books]]
[[Category:Picture books by Mem Fox]]